It turns out that the reason that there was a special election was because the MA legislature changed the law back in 2004. Kerry was running for President and a Republican was governor and the Dems were concerned that Kerry would win and a Republican would be appointed Senator. So they changed the law. When Kennedy got sick, they tried to change it back. This sort of chicanery disgusted the MA voters.
Without the manipulation, there would have been no election and Obama would still have his 60 seat majority. Poetic justice, no?
John Steele Gordon has more here.
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